This section is dedicated to opinion pieces on the direction of the EU Global Strategy from a number of well-known analysts and commentators. More specifically, they have been asked: what is the main priority the strategy should focus on? And what are the most appropriate means to pursue them? Contributors include renowned experts, academics, think tankers and policymakers from across the European Union, as well as representative analysts from non-EU countries to ensure that the exercise is truly global in scope. The opinion pieces will be published between 15 January and 15 March.

This section offers you summaries of the key outreach events organised to gather input for the Global Strategy. It's your go to area to find out what has been discussed on key issues from climate change to defence, from crisis prevention to migration at dedicated Global Strategy events in Europe and abroad.

The EU is preparing an EU Global Strategy for Foreign and Security policy to keep us safe and give direction in world that is changing fast. We asked students from Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence around the world about their priorities of the EU Global Strategy. Here you will find the winning essays and quotes from all the contributions we received.

Here you will find an overview of the latest analyses from think tanks in and outside of Europe on the EU Global Strategy. The publications are independent analysis pieces and opinions represent the of the authors alone. We make an effort to update this page regularly and include a broad section of opinions.